There were two fighters fighting on the 18th of August, being Alex Niu, who is a Chinese fighter and trained for about a month at Legacy Gym and Nick “Hooligan” Mellor a Legacy Gym resident. Alex lost his bout to an upcoming fighter but Nick won his fight, redeeming a loss he had before.
I had watched Nick train at Legacy Gym and he was super fit and focused, putting himself through a huge punishing session alongside Vaughn “Blud” Anderson. Even though the session was full on, Nick was still hammering the pads and fighting hard on the ground till the end. His preparation for the fight looked perfect.
Nick Fought Taiwanese fighter Victor Wang, and you can read the report on the fight at this link from ESPN Star, Nick was strong by all accounts and won his fight in 4.38 minutes into round 2.
If I can get the video and post it I will for all to see Nick’s win.
On the 19th of August at Martial Combat Fighting Championship 8, Legacy Gym’s owner Ole “Iron Fist” Laursen and Legacy’s guest grappling coach and experienced MMA fighter Vaughn ‘Blud’ Anderson were both fighting.
Vaughn fought South Korea's Hyoung Woo Kim, and you can read the report on the fight at this link to ESPN Star. Reading the report it sounds as if Vaughn dominated the fight and again I look forward to seeing the video of the fight.
Like Nick Mellor, Vaughn was training full on for this bout and I don’t think he could have been better prepared for his Martial Combat debut.
And lastly, the boss and owner of Legacy Gym, Ole “Iron Fist” Laursen was taking on American Nicolas Leconte and if you read the report at ESPN Star, it sounded like a ding dong battle.
The fight went the distance with Ole taking the points decision in a close tussle. I really look forward to seeing the video of this fight.
Ole owns Legacy Gym but he also helps train the fighters, and while Vaughn and Nick were punishing themselves in a session, Ole was training another fighter, sparring with him, offering some of his extensive knowledge.
So 3 wins from 4 fighters is an excellent result for Legacy Gym and I am sure the boys are all very happy. In the next Martial Combat I hear the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) coach from Legacy Gym will be fighting, Marcus Waters is only 26 years old but has a brown belt and over 170 BBJ bouts to his credit. I will blog more on him in the very near future.
Well done to the boys from Isaan Style.
Brunty
2 comments:
Jason,
I heard you're not gay!!!
Thalita.
Don't you believe it!!! I have something to give you at the gay bar, gay bar. Not as gay as the Forest Dweller though.
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